Conflict
Natta came to Krishnagiri on the 10th to inaugurate newly built BJP offices in 10 districts in Tamil Nadu. After the opening ceremony, Tamil Nadu BJP President Annamalai, Union Minister of State L. Murugan, Makalirani National President Vanathi, Assembly BJP President Nayanar Nagendran and Senior Joint In-Charge Sudhakar Reddy had a meal alone.
At that time, Natta said, ‘Don’t allow anyone else’, and inquired in detail about the recent ADMK-BJP conflict. After listening to everything, Natta said, ‘When Vajpayee was the Prime Minister in 1998 and 1999, there were three or four MPs from Tamil Nadu.
A separate competition
‘When Modi became Prime Minister in 2014, the third team we formed got one MP; Nothing in 2019. At least five MPs should come to Delhi by 2024. Keep this in mind and act’, he said.
Can a winning coalition be formed without ADMK in Tamil Nadu? Is the political environment the same as when we formed the third team in 2014? If it competes alone with smaller parties, won’t it benefit the DMK?’ Natta has asked a series of questions.
Finally, ‘From 2019 we are in the ADMK alliance. With so little time left for the Lok Sabha polls, why is there a rift in the alliance?
‘The National Democratic Alliance continues in Tamil Nadu. The function of Tamil Nadu BJP should be to ensure that everyone is treated with respect within the alliance. A BJP leader said that he advised that ‘we are going to face the election with this alliance’.